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A VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER 1'70-7375 Vol.4, No. 6 Feb. 27, 1975
1974 Grants Top
$14 Millon Mark
More than $14 million in research
grants and contracts were awarded to
the university from govern mental
agencies and private foundations in
1974, according to figures from the
VCU Office of Grants and Contracts.
An increase of more than $2 million
over the $12 million received in 1973
was noted for the university as a
whole. The MCV campus received
most of the research funds, with a
total for all schools on the MCV
Campus of approximately $12 million.
On theWest Campus research funding
of $1.5 million in 1973 had increased
to about $2 million in 1974 with
extens"ive research projects underway
in the Schools of Community Services,
Socia l Work, and Education .
Funds received from private
foundations in 1974 totalled
$427,000, down from the $700,000
received in 1973. Most of the $14
million received in 1974 came from
fed era l agencies.
Major research is conducted at the
university in all heal th care fields, with
large porti ons of t he funding being
used for research in the MeV Cancer
Center, tra nsp lantat ion·re lated areas,
drugs of abuse, and hea lth care
de live ry . About $7 million is a ll ocated
for research in the School of Medicine,
with the ba lance of about $5 million
contro lled by the five other schools on
the MCV Campus: Basic Sciences,
All ied Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, and
Dentistry.
The increases have been attributed to
a general rise in research interest,
especially on the university's West
Campus.
LIBRARIES DIRECTOR Gerard McCabe and Circulation Development Librarian
Janet McNeil inspect t he first and last issues of Life Magazine, as they unpack the
latest acquisition for the J ames Branch Cabell Library. (See story. page 3)
Fi rst 50-Year Service Pi n
Is Awarded To Dr. Lyons
Almost 600 service pins have
been awarded to employes on the
MCV and West campuses including
the univers ity's first 50-year pin
whi ch was presented to Dr. Harry
L yons, s p ecia l assistant for
development.
Dr. Lyons, who served as dean
of the MCV School of De ntistry
for more than 19 years, came to
MCV as a student.
" I had decided not to go tc
college after high schoo l I wa,
too smart, I knew it a ll ," Dr
Lyons jOkingly recall ed . "Instead
went to work in Lynchburg. Whel
we a ll came home at Christma~
my sister was just bubbling ove
with exci tement about the Me'
de ntal (continued on page 2)

A VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER 1'70-7375 Vol.4, No. 6 Feb. 27, 1975
1974 Grants Top
$14 Millon Mark
More than $14 million in research
grants and contracts were awarded to
the university from govern mental
agencies and private foundations in
1974, according to figures from the
VCU Office of Grants and Contracts.
An increase of more than $2 million
over the $12 million received in 1973
was noted for the university as a
whole. The MCV campus received
most of the research funds, with a
total for all schools on the MCV
Campus of approximately $12 million.
On theWest Campus research funding
of $1.5 million in 1973 had increased
to about $2 million in 1974 with
extens"ive research projects underway
in the Schools of Community Services,
Socia l Work, and Education .
Funds received from private
foundations in 1974 totalled
$427,000, down from the $700,000
received in 1973. Most of the $14
million received in 1974 came from
fed era l agencies.
Major research is conducted at the
university in all heal th care fields, with
large porti ons of t he funding being
used for research in the MeV Cancer
Center, tra nsp lantat ion·re lated areas,
drugs of abuse, and hea lth care
de live ry . About $7 million is a ll ocated
for research in the School of Medicine,
with the ba lance of about $5 million
contro lled by the five other schools on
the MCV Campus: Basic Sciences,
All ied Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, and
Dentistry.
The increases have been attributed to
a general rise in research interest,
especially on the university's West
Campus.
LIBRARIES DIRECTOR Gerard McCabe and Circulation Development Librarian
Janet McNeil inspect t he first and last issues of Life Magazine, as they unpack the
latest acquisition for the J ames Branch Cabell Library. (See story. page 3)
Fi rst 50-Year Service Pi n
Is Awarded To Dr. Lyons
Almost 600 service pins have
been awarded to employes on the
MCV and West campuses including
the univers ity's first 50-year pin
whi ch was presented to Dr. Harry
L yons, s p ecia l assistant for
development.
Dr. Lyons, who served as dean
of the MCV School of De ntistry
for more than 19 years, came to
MCV as a student.
" I had decided not to go tc
college after high schoo l I wa,
too smart, I knew it a ll " Dr
Lyons jOkingly recall ed . "Instead
went to work in Lynchburg. Whel
we a ll came home at Christma~
my sister was just bubbling ove
with exci tement about the Me'
de ntal (continued on page 2)